innumeracy

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ numeracy; coined by Douglas Hofstadter and popularized by mathematician John Allen Paulos in his 1989 book Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences.

Noun

innumeracy (countable and uncountable, plural innumeracies)

  1. Lack of numeracy; low numeracy.
    Antonym: numeracy
    Coordinate terms: dyscalculia, illiteracy
    John Allen Paulos and others have asked our society to consider numeracy and innumeracy in a way closer to how we view literacy and illiteracy.
    The man suffered from innumeracy stemming from a brain injury, and depended on his wife for all financial matters, no matter how trivial.
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